Blacktail Deer Plateau preparing for winter

Ruenna wagged her tail similarly once Grezig was in sight. She deflated a bit at Grezig's somewhat blunt question-- had Rue interrupted something? Rue didn't know Grezig well enough to know whether being terse and straightforward was the woman's nature, or if she had caught the Beta on a bad day. 

"I-- nothing in particular-- I just thought I might hear a little about your recent travels, if you don't mind speaking about them. I've been traveling a little too, and I.. must have missed it when you departed." Rue's tone was hesitant, almost apologetic. Had it been last month, Rue might have simply apologized for the interruption and made a hasty departure, but now that she had risen in the ranks Rue was feeling a little more confident making requests of others. She still felt like she was imposing pretty much all of the time, but now more often than not her curiosity won out over her shyness.